Assessing the quality of death certificates: Guidance for the rapid tool

This document provides guidance on how to use the Medical certification of cause of cause of death (MCCOD): Rapid assessment tool. Information generated from the assessment is useful for ministry of health staff, hospital administrators, health information officers or medical records officers to determine the quality of death certificates. The rapid tool can be used by a doctor who is trained in death certification practices and who understands the ICD-10 death certification rules.

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Gamage, U S H, Chowdhury, H, Li, H, Koralage, M B, Mikkelsen, L, Hart, J, Lopez, A, McLaughlin, D, Hudson, S, Sarmiento, C, Bo, S, Kwa, V, Reeve, M. Assessing the quality of death certificates: Guidance for the rapid tool. CRVS technical guides. Melbourne, Australia: Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Improvement, University of Melbourne; 2020.

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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
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Technical tool
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application of tools
guidance
medical certification
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English
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